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  • The Coffee Shop Giving Homeless Youth a Chance at Success

    February 11, 2021 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    A coffee shop is employing young people experiencing homelessness. Employment at the coffee shop provides the stability and support they need to find and maintain housing. Income, structure, and skills gained from employment at the cafe are the springboard needed for the young adults to secure stability. 

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  • Treetop sensors help Indonesia eavesdrop on forests to cut logging

    February 11, 2021 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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    Response Location: Indonesia, Solok, West Sumatra

    In Indonesia, there are 27 “Guardian” sensors eavesdropping on forests as a way to monitor them for cases of illegal logging. The organization Rainforest Connection uses artificial intelligence to analyze the audio from these sensors and if the system picks up the sound of a chainsaw, it sends a mobile alert to community patrols in the area. This technology can be scaled for other parts of the world and habitats. “We're basically building a nervous system for the natural world," says Topher White, founder of the nonprofit.

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  • Pandemic prompts changes to HIV testing and treatment across Arizona

    February 10, 2021 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Arizona

    Amid the pandemic, doctors and case managers have had to introduce new ways to provide care for those with HIV. In Arizona, that has included an introduction of telehealth, drive-thru testings sites, and mobilizing a van to travels throughout neighborhoods.

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  • Large food companies are looking to lock carbon in soil as a way to meet ambitious emissions goals

    February 09, 2021 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States, Fairfield, Maine

    Stonyfield, an organic dairy company, is working with six of its suppliers to pilot how farms can measure the amount of carbon it’s trapping in soil through regenerative farming practices as a way for the company to achieve its goals to cut carbon emissions. The OpenTEAM initiative is working to demonstrate how a dairy farm could improve its soil health to reach carbon net zero and, eventually, have food companies pay its farmers to adopt the new practices.

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  • How a Young Activist Is Helping Pope Francis Battle Climate Change

    February 08, 2021 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: Holy See (Vatican City State), Rome

    Molly Burhans, a young cartographer and environmentalist, is using GIS technology to map out the Catholic Church’s global property holdings to encourage them to improve the environmental impact on the lands they own. Burhans’ organization called GoodLands has been working with various parishes and dioceses to help Church leaders — including Pope Francis — understand their vast landholdings. While finances and COVID-19 have impacted her progress, Burhans’ maps have been used for other purposes like mapping Catholic radio stations in Africa and tracking the whereabouts of priests accused of sexual abuse.

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  • How Sweden is taking back parking spaces to improve urban living

    February 08, 2021 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Sweden, Gothenburg

    A pop-up public space was installed in Gothenburg, the latest in a Swedish experiment that’s looking at how to transform parking spaces on city streets into community areas. Previous installations of the experiment, known as the “one-minute city,” in Stockholm were received positively and other cities have expressed interest in the project.

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  • One district's creative approach to 'COVID slide?' Night classes for elementary students

    February 08, 2021 |

    Burlington Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    A school district in Atlanta found success in a program designed to keep students involved in remote learning. Henry County School District turned to optional evening school to provide flexibility to parents and K-5 students with varied schedules across its schools. The program also condensed six hours of school into three in order to reduce the amount of time younger students need to stay logged on. Close to 250 students participated in the program. Parents are also able to opt their children in or out of the program based on their preference.

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  • Worried about losing engagement with COVID remote learning? A school district created an app for that

    February 08, 2021 |

    Burlington Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

    The San Antonio Independent School District developed an app to help combat the Covid-slide among its students, including English Language Learning students. The app tracks interactions, class attendance, and completed assignments, but also correspondence and in-person interactions. Administrators took the data collected on its close to 50,000 students and developed strategies to direct special attention or make contact with students with decreased engagement. Out of 48,000 students, only 142 didn't have a contact log.

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  • Floating Wind Turbines Buoy Hopes of Expanding Renewable Energy

    February 06, 2021 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: Scotland

    Hywind Scotland is the world's first commercial wind farm using floating wind turbines to generate power for about 36,000 homes a year. This approach — which is being seriously looked at by several countries seeking to reduce their carbon emissions and oil-and-gas companies wanting to expand into renewable energy — allows wind farms to work in deeper waters where there is often stronger winds.

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  • The N.F.L. Had Over 700 Coronavirus Positives. The Seahawks Had None.

    February 05, 2021 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    During the NFL's 2020/21 season, "700 players, coaches and other team personnel tested positive for the coronavirus," but none of those individuals were associated with the Seattle Seahawks – the only team that lasted the entire season without one positive case. The Seahawks enacted strict protocols such as dividers between showers and lockers, upgraded ventilation systems, daily testing, and a mobile meal app, but they also relied on innovative tactics like creating a competition for which position group could maintain the fewest close contacts.

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